Mr. Mümtaz was born and raised in Mersin, Turkey, a city right on Mediterranean Sea, and came to United States in 1996 for his University Education. After Attending Central Missouri State University (3 months - "Thank God!"), State University of New York – New Paltz (one year), and Florida Atlantic University he received his Bachelors in Science Degree in Computer Information Systems. He was hired by an Internet-based company as Chief Information Officer as an intern while he was in FAU. He worked 2 years in a conglomerate communication company in Miami as network administrator, programmer, and web developer before he decided to follow his true passion in education.

Mr. Mümtaz accepted the Business Technology Teacher position in PBHS in 2003 and has taught 4 levels of Programming and 4 levels of Web Design classes. He was the Girls Basketball JV Head Coach, and Girls Basketball varsity assistant Coach in 03-04 Season and has been the Boys Tennis Coach since 04-05 Season. He has sponsored Strategic Games, and Anime Clubs in his first 3 years of teaching and still the proud sponsor of Programming Club where his team has won 3rd place in 2005 and 2nd place in 2007. In addition, Mr. Mümtaz has been the webmaster of the PBHS’s web site ever since he was hired.

In his free time, Mr. Mümtaz likes to play tennis, golf, and chess. He also likes to fish and snorkel, and tries to follow professional sports as much as he can.

Favorite Teams:
Baseball – Detroit Tigers (Thanks to Mr. Frey. I used to be Yankees fan but I have been asked to hate them by Mr. Weigel.)
Football – Miami Dolphins (Don’t know much about it but supporting the local team)
Basketball – Miami Heat (Used to be Chicago Bulls when Michael Jordan was playing)
Soccer – Fenerbahçe (06 -07 Turkish Super League Champions!!!)
Tennis – Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova's for singles and Brian Brothers for doubles